Withers alexander s (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. No Jacket. This fascinating history, first published 160 years ago, is a treasure trove of descriptions of small events from the perspective of the early settlers of the border regions beyond the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains (and extending as far as Cincinnati and parts of Kentucky). It focusses mainly on the last half of the eighteenth century, when Williamsburg was the bustling capital of the Virginia Colony, and Patrick Henry resided in the Governor's Mansion. Grand plantations were flourishing along the James River, while in the wilderness, pioneers struggled against the elements of nature and the savages of the land they were trying to tame. The information was gathered mainly from pioneers and their children, thereby preserving these early family and local traditions. This book also covers the early history of Virginia and major events and leaders such as George Washington and some of the men who served with him before and after the Revolution. However, the main focus is on the many smaller deeds of the backwoodsmen, early settlers, and Indians. Illus., Index, 468 pp. [MC-W2000].…

Zustand: New. In English.

Full Brown Leather. Zustand: General Wear. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Rebacked with new black leather spine label. Several pages repaired with Japanese rice papers. Covers scuffed. Foxing thropughout the text with some browning of paper. Ols water-stain bottom 1/3 of pages. Pages are quite pliable and readable throughout. This copy lacks the "Table of Contents", as do all first edition. added in later printings. A few marginal notes, back of advert. page with notes as well. 319pp. + 1 page of adverts. A good source of information regarding the early history of the Upper Ohio and Alleghenies. See Howes W601, Sabin 104928, Field 1690, Streeter Sale 1107. Please see photos. Size: Small Octavo.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardcover. Bound in full leather with faded maroon label on the spine. Leather is worn and rubbed at the corners and edges of boards, and hinges, but despite the wear the binding is altogether intact. It appears to be the original binding, from the remote 1831 outpost of Clarksburg - which was Virginia at the time but is West Virginia now. Text block tight, but pages much toned and foxed and stained. They are legible, but they have been through a lot. Title page dated 1831. No other dates. 319 pages plus a publisher's advertisement. This copy, in addition to being much-read, has a couple paragraphs circled by early reader, and a couple words written in the margins. Please email with questions or to request photos. An important title.…

Leatherbound. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Original brown leather binding with label on spine and stamped title. Boards show heavy wear, with leather worn away in patches, heavy edgewear to boards. Corners are rounded, worn and frayed. See photos. Spine has label with stamped text, gilt effaced. Spine is worn w/ gatherings and stitching showing at foot end. Ends are chipped. See photos. Binding is fragile, with some loose pages, as at pg. 80. See photos. Front end papers are missing; pastedowns and feps are toned and stained, with foxing, a name in ink at rear fep. See photos. Interior is age-toned, exhibits moderate foxing and staining throughout, page corners are worn. Title page has initials in ink. See photos. Text block edges are chipped and worn. See photos.** PS2023.0914** 319 pages. 4.25 x 7 inches** This is a first edition of one of the classic books concerning the hostile settlement of the Ohio country. The Chronicles of Border Warfare by Alexander S. Withers (1792-1865) is considered by Western antiquarians to form the best account of frontier life and Indian warfare that has been printed.** An excellent example of the genre of frontier history, the book focuses on the American settlement throughout the northwestern portion of colonial Virginia (an area which today encompasses parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) from the French and Indian War to the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and the ensuing clashes with the indigenous population. While the watershed events of the advancing frontier (the arrival of scouts, establishment of forts, and the ultimate triumph of the U.S. Army) give a structure to Withers' account, what the book is really about are detailed, often grisly, descriptions of contacts between the races. While the Chronicles purport to be essentially historical in nature, genealogists will appreciate the numerous references to the intrepid scouts and settlers along the frontier furnished by the author.** Because this book was issued in a remote corner of Northwestern Virginia, and designed for local consumption, most copies were read until scarcely legible.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009796"**. …

Hardcover. Zustand: good -. First Edition. 319p, octavo. A good - copy in brown calf boards. Spine significantly chipped and worn, label nearly completely gone. Front outer and inner hinge starting to crack. Pages are foxed throughout, with scattered soiling and staining. Notes in margins on scattered pages throughout, and last few blank pages also have notes.…

Leather bound. Zustand: Very good. First Edition. Octavo, 319pp, [1], [advertisement], [1]. Full contemporary calf, title stamped in gilt over red morocco, decorative gilt bands. Contemporary endpapers, bookseller's advertisement affixed to front free endpaper. Spine rebacked, hinges rebuilt, wear along edges of both boards. From the collection of C.G. Littell, with his label on the front pastedown. Occasional toning throughout, transference to first leaves of Chapter 1, solid text block. (Sabin 104928) (Howes W-601aa) (Thomson 1257) (Field 1690) This copy lacks the contents page, which was printed later and inserted into some copies. (Provenance: The Littell Collection, February 6, 1945. Sale #631, lot #1123. Sold again by Sotheby's in 1981, Lot 284, The William E. Wilson of Indianapolis Collection). From Streeter: "One of the more circumstantial and gory compilations of Indian warfare." From Field 1690: "Having been issued in a remote corner of Northwestern Virginia, and designed principally for a local circulation, almost every copy was read by a country fire-side until scarcely legible.The author took much pains to be authentic, and his chronicles are considered by Western antiquarians, to form the best collection of frontier life and Indian warfare, that has been printed.". The Littell copy of Chronicles of Border Warfare by Alexander S. Withers, the first edition, published in 1831. Includes the scarce advertisement leaf by Israel Putnam. (illustrator).…

1st Edition. First edition. Complete without the four-page list of contents, which was printed later and is found inserted in some copies. 320pp. 12mo (7 x 4 1/4 in.; 178 x 108 mm). Withers' book is still one of the primary sources on backwoods life in the Alleghenies and upper Ohio. Theodore Roosevelt (quoted by Larned) called this book "one of the number of books which have a great value because they preserve the traditions of the border about the Indian fighting of the second half of the eighteenth century in the West." This is the best edition, with Thwaites' judicious notes and Draper's excellent Memoir "One of the more circumstantial and gory compilations of Indian warfare" (Streeter). Ayer 338; Field 1690; Howes W 601; Sabin 104928; Streeter 1107; Thomson 1257 Bound in contemporary calf, leather label on spine, edges stained yellow; nice copy, some foxing, Signed James Elden on ffep 320pp. 12mo (7 x 4 1/4 in.; 178 x 108 mm) First edition. Complete without the four-page list of contents, which was printed later and is found inserted in some copies.…